Park said to prefer resigning on own terms

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is willing to "calmly" accept the outcome if the opposition-controlled parliament votes for her impeachment this week, but prefers to resign on her own terms, lawmakers from her party said on Tuesday.

Chung Jin-suk, floor leader of the conservative ruling party, said after an hourlong meeting with Park that the president was willing to accept a now-withdrawn proposal by the party for her to voluntarily step down in April to set up a presidential election in June.

If lawmakers vote to impeach her, Park said, she would make "every available effort" to prepare for a court process that would determine whether she would be formally removed, according to Chung.